Lancaster University

Lancaster · Higher Education Institution

Track record

The sponsor holds Student Sponsor status with a track record of compliance — the standard standing for an established provider.

Students

HESA 2024/25

22.4%

of students are international

57%

from its top 3 countries

18,620

14,455

4,165

3,640

525

International students by level

Postgraduate taught1,055

First degree2,535

Postgraduate research395

Other undergraduate70

International enrolment over time

Non-UK students · -5% since 2014/15

Built from the country breakdown, which rounds every country to the nearest five and drops the smallest to zero — so the latest year here reads a little below the 4,165 non-UK total above, which HESA publishes as a single figure.

Largest source countriesCompare universities by country →

China

1,710

41.1%

India

410

9.8%

Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)

245

5.9%

Spain

160

3.8%

Malaysia

130

3.1%

Saudi Arabia

120

2.9%

83 source countries recorded — search to find yours.

4,165 non-UK14,455 UK

Non-UK domiciledUK domiciled

Source: HESA, HE student enrolments by HE provider and permanent address, 2024/25, CC BY 4.0; source countries from DT051 Table 28, same licence. Counts are HESA-rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum exactly. Domicile is permanent address, which is not the same as fee status or visa route.